Bhaktamar Stotra in English Lyrics PDF

What is Bhaktamar Stotra?

Bhaktamar Stotra is one of the most revered devotional hymns in Jainism. It is dedicated to Lord Adinath (Rishabhdev), the first Tirthankara, and was composed by the Jain Acharya Mantunga. The stotra is written in Sanskrit and contains powerful verses praising the spiritual greatness and divine qualities of the Tirthankara.

The word “Bhaktamar” is derived from two Sanskrit words: “Bhakta” meaning devotee and “Amar” meaning immortal. Together, it symbolizes immortal devotion and deep spiritual surrender.

Bhaktamar Stotra is widely recited by Jain devotees for inner peace, concentration, positivity, spiritual discipline, and emotional strength. Many people chant it daily as part of meditation and devotional practice.

The hymn is respected not only for its poetic beauty but also for its philosophical depth and calming spiritual influence.

Quick Information Table

Information Details
Name Bhaktamar Stotra
Associated Deity Lord Adinath (Rishabhdev)
Language Sanskrit
Best Day Daily / Jain holy days
Best Time Early morning
Main Purpose Devotion, peace, spiritual growth
Spiritual Significance Praise of the first Jain Tirthankara
Suitable For Jain devotees and spiritual seekers
Reading Duration 20–30 minutes
Benefits Mental peace, focus, positivity, devotion

Bhaktamar Stotra English Lyrics

Bhaktamara-pranata-maulimani-prabhana -mudyotakam dalita-papa-tamovitanam |
Samyak pranamya jina padayugam yugada-valambanam bhavajale patatam jananam || 1||

Yah sanstutah sakala-vangaya- tatva-bodha-d -ud bhuta- buddhipatubhih suralokanathaih|
Stotrairjagattritaya chitta-harairudaraihstoshye kilahamapi tam prathamam jinendram || 2||

Buddhya vinaapi vibudharchita padapithastotum samudyata matirvigatatrapoaham |
Balam vihaya jalasansthitamindu bimba -manyah ka ichchhati janah sahasa grahitum || 3 ||

Vaktum gunan gunasamudra shashankkantankaste kshamah suragurupratimoapi buddhya |
Kalpanta – kal – pavanoddhata – nakrachakramko va taritumalamambunidhim bhujabhyam || 4 |

 Soaham tathapi tava bhakti vashanmunishakartum stavam vigatashaktirapi pravrittah |
Prityaaatmaviryamavicharya mrigo mrigendramnabhyeti kim nijashishoh paripalanartham || 5 ||

Alpashrutam shrutavatam parihasadhamtvad bhaktireva mukharikurute balanmam |
Yatkokilah kila madhau madhuram virautitachcharuchuta – kalikanikaraikahetu || 6||

Tvatsanstavena bhavasantati – sannibaddhampapam kshanat kshayamupaiti sharira bhajam |
Akranta – lokamalinilamasheshamashusuryanshubhinnamiva sharvaramandhakaram || 7||

Matveti nath! Tav sanstavanam mayeda -marabhyate tanudhiyapi tava prabhavat |
Cheto harishyati satam nalinidaleshumuktaphala – dyutimupaiti nanudabinduh || 8 ||

 Astam tava stavanamastasamasta – doshamtvatsankathaapi jagatam duritani hanti |
Dure sahastrakiranah kurute prabhaivapadmakareshu jalajani vikashabhanji || 9||

Natyad -bhutam bhuvana-bhushana bhutanathabhutaira gunair -bhuvi bhavantamabhishtuvantah
Tulya bhavanti bhavato nanu tena kim vabhutyashritam ya iha natmasamam karoti || 10 ||

Drishtava bhavantamanimesha-vilokaniyamnanyatra toshamupayati janasya chakshuh |
Pitva payah shashikaradyuti dugdha sindhohksharam jalam jalanidherasitum ka ichchhet || 11 ||

Yaih shantaragaruchibhih paramanubhistavamnirmapitastribhuvanaika lalama-bhuta|
Tavanta eva khalu teapyanavah prithivyamyatte samanamaparam na hi rupamasti || 12 ||

 Vaktram kva te suranaroraganetraharinihshesha – nirjita-jagat tritayopamanam |
Bimbam kalanka-malinam kva nishakarasyayad vasare bhavati pandupalashakalpam || 13 ||

Sampurnamannala – shashankakalakalapshubhra gunastribhuvanam tava langhayanti |
Ye sanshritas -trijagadishvara nathamekamkastan -nivarayati sancharato yatheshtam || 14 ||

Chitram kimatra yadi te tridashanganabhir -nitam managapi mano na vikara – margam |
Kalpantakalamaruta chalitachalenakim mandaradrishikhiram chalitam kadachit || 15 ||

Nirdhumavartipavarjita – tailapurahkritsnam jagattrayamidam prakati-karoshi |
Gamyo na jatu marutam chalitachalanamdipoaparastvamasi nath jagatprakashah || 16 ||

 Nastam kadachidupayasi na rahugamyahspashtikaroshi sahasa yugapajjaganti |
Nambhodharodara – niruddhamahaprabhavahsuryatishayimahimasi munindra! Loke || 17 ||

Nityodayam dalitamohamahandhakaramgamyam na rahuvadanasya na varidanam |
Vibhrjate tava mukhabjamanalpa kantividyotayajjagadapurva – shashankabimbam || 18 ||

Kim sharvarishu shashinaahni vivasvata vayushmanmukhendu – daliteshu tamassu natha
Nishmanna shalivanashalini jiva lokekaryam kiyajjaladharair – jalabhara namraih || 19 ||

Gyanam yatha tvayi vibhati kritavakashamnaivam tatha hariharadishu nayakeshu
Tejah sphuranmanishu yati yatha mahatvamnaivam tu kacha – shakale kiranakuleapi || 20 ||

 Manye varam hari-haradaya eva drishtadrishteshu yeshu hridayam tvayi toshameti |
Kim vikshitena bhavata bhuvi yena nanyahkashchinmano harati natha! Bhavantareapi || 21 ||

Strinam shatani shatasho janayanti putrannanya sutam tvadupamam janani prasuta|
Sarva disho dadhati bhani sahastrarashmimprachyeva dig janayati sphuradanshujalam || 22 ||

Tvamamananti munayah paramam pumansa-madityavarnamamalam tamasah parastat |
Tvameva samyagupalabhya jayanti mrityumnanyah shivah shivapadasya munindra! Panthah || 23 ||

Tvamavyayam vibhumachintyamasankhyamadyambrahmanamishvaramanantamanangaketum
Yogishvaram viditayogamanekamekamgyanasvarupamamalam pravadanti santah || 24 ||

 Buddhastvameva vibudharchita buddhi bodhat ,tvam shankaroasi bhuvanatraya shankaratvat |
Dhataasi dhira ! Shivamarga-vidhervidhanat ,vyaktam tvameva bhagavan ! Purushottamoasi || 25 ||

Tubhyam namastribhuvanartiharaya natha |tubhyam namah kshititalamalabhushanaya |
Tubhyam namastrijagatah parameshvaraya,tubhyam namo jina ! Bhavodadhi shoshanaya || 26 ||

Ko vismayoatra yadi nama gunairasheshais -tvam sanshrito niravakashataya munisha!
Doshairupatta vividhashraya jatagarvaih,svapnantareapi na kadachidapikshitoasi || 27 ||

Uchchairashoka-tarusanshritamunmayukha-mabhati rupamamalam bhavato nitantam |
Spashtollasatkiranamasta-tamovitanambimbam raveriva payodhara parshvavarti || 28 ||

 Simhasane manimayukhashikhavichitre,vibhrajate tava vapuh kanakavadatam |
Bimbam viyadvilasadanshulata – vitanam,tungodayadri – shirasiva sahastrarashmeh || 29 ||

Kundavadata – chalachamara – charushobham,vibhrajate tava vapuh kaladhautakantam |
Udyachchhashanka – shuchinirjhara – varidhara-,muchchaistatam sura gireriva shatakaumbham || 30 ||

Chhatratrayam tava vibhati shashankakanta-muchchaih sthitam sthagita bhanukara – pratapam |
Muktaphala – prakarajala – vivriddhashobham,prakhyapayattrijagatah parameshvaratvam || 31 ||

Gambhirataravapurita – digvibhagas -trailokyaloka – shubhasangama bhutidakshah |
Saddharmarajajayaghoshana – ghoshakah san ,khe dundubhirdhvanati te yashasah pravadi || 32 ||

 Mandara – sundaranameru – suparijatasantanakadikusumotkara-vrishtiruddha |
Gandhodabindu – shubhamanda – marutprapata,divya divah patita te vachasam tatirva || 33 ||

Shumbhatprabhavalaya – bhurivibha vibhoste,lokatraye dyutimatam dyutimakshipanti |
Prodyad -divakara – nirantara bhurisankhyadiptya jayatyapi nishamapi soma-saumyam || 34 ||

Svargapavargagamamarga – vimarganeshtah,saddharmatatvakathanaika – patustrilokyah |
Divyadhvanirbhavati te vishadarthasatvabhashasvabhava – parinamagunaih prayojyah || 35 ||

Unnidrahema – navapankaja – punjakanti,paryullasannakhamayukha-shikhabhiramau |
Padau padani tava yatra jinendra ! Dhattahpadmani tatra vibudhah parikalpayanti || 36 ||

 Ittham yatha tava vibhutirabhujjinendra,dharmopadeshanavidhau na tatha parasya |
Yadrik prabha dinakritah prahatandhakara,tadrik -kuto grahaganasya vikashinoapi | 37 ||

Shchyotanmadavilavilola-kapolamulamattabhramad -bhramaranada – vivriddhakopam |
Airavatabhamibhamuddhatamapatantandrisht va bhayam bhavati no bhavadashritanam || 38 ||

Bhinnebha – kumbha – galadujjavala – shonitakta,muktaphala prakara – bhushita bhumibhagah |
Baddhakramah kramagatam harinadhipoapi,nakramati kramayugachalasanshritam te || 39 ||

Kalpantakala – pavanoddhata – vahnikalpam,davanalam jvalitamujjavalamutsphulingam |
Vishvam jighatsumiva sammukhamapatantam,tvannamakirtanajalam shamayatyashesham || 40 ||

 Raktekshanam samadakokila – kanthanilam, krodhoddhatam phaninamutphanamapatantam |
Akramati kramayugena nirastashankas -tvannama nagadamani hridi yasya punsah || 41 ||

Valgatturanga gajagarjita – bhimanada-majau balam balavatamapi bhupatinam !
Udyaddivakara mayukha – shikhapaviddham,tvat -kirtanat tama ivashu bhidamupaiti || 42 ||

Kuntagrabhinnagaja – shonitavarivahavegavatara – taranaturayodha – bhime |
Yuddhe jayam vijitadurjayajeyapakshas -tvatpada pankajavanashrayino labhante || 43 ||

Ambhaunidhau kshubhitabhishananakrachakra-pathina pithabhayadolbanavadavagnau
Rangattaranga – shikharasthita – yanapatras -trasam vihaya bhavatahsmaranad vrajanti || 44 ||

Ud bhutabhishanajalodara – bharabhugnahshochyam dashamupagatashchyutajivitashah |
Tvatpadapankaja-rajoamritadigdhadeha,martya bhavanti makaradhvajatulyarupah || 45 ||

Apada – kanthamurushrrinkhala – veshtitanga,gadham brihannigadakotinighrishtajanghah |
Tvannamamantramanisham manujah smarantah,sadyah svayam vigata-bandhabhaya bhavanti ||46||

Mattadvipendra – mrigaraja – davanalahisangrama – varidhi – mahodara-bandhanottham |
Tasyashu nashamupayati bhayam bhiyeva,yastavakam stavamimam matimanadhite || 47 ||

Stotrastrajam tava jinendra ! Gunairnibaddham,bhaktya maya vividhavarnavichitrapushpam |
Dhatte jano ya iha kanthagatamajasram,tam manatungamavasha samupaiti lakshmih || 48 ||

Introduction to Bhaktamar Stotra

Bhaktamar Stotra holds a deeply respected place in Jain devotional literature. It was composed by Acharya Mantunga, a renowned Jain scholar and devotee believed to have lived many centuries ago. According to Jain tradition, the composition emerged from deep spiritual realization and devotion toward Lord Adinath.

The stotra consists of beautifully structured Sanskrit verses that praise the virtues, wisdom, compassion, and spiritual purity of the Tirthankara. Over time, Bhaktamar Stotra became one of the most widely recited Jain prayers across temples and households.

Its influence extends beyond ritual worship. Many devotees use it during meditation, spiritual study, and moments of emotional difficulty. The rhythmic and poetic structure creates a peaceful atmosphere and encourages self-reflection.

Today, Bhaktamar Stotra is recited by Jain communities around the world, including India, the US, UK, UAE, Australia, and Canada.

Simple Meaning of Bhaktamar Stotra

Bhaktamar Stotra praises the greatness, purity, wisdom, and spiritual power of Lord Adinath.

The verses describe:

  • The divine qualities of the Tirthankara
  • Spiritual enlightenment
  • Freedom from negativity
  • Inner peace and self-discipline
  • Devotion and surrender

Benefits of Bhaktamar Stotra

Spiritual Benefits

Regular recitation helps improve concentration, devotion, mindfulness, and spiritual awareness.

Emotional & Mental Benefits

Many devotees experience mental calmness, emotional balance, and a peaceful state of mind while chanting Bhaktamar Stotra.

Devotional Importance

The stotra encourages humility, discipline, compassion, self-control, and inner spiritual growth.

How To Recite Bhaktamar Stotra

  1. Preparation
  • Take a bath before recitation if possible
  • Wear clean and simple clothes
  • Sit in a peaceful environment
  • Keep an image of Lord Adinath nearby if desired
  1. Direction

Facing east is traditionally preferred during spiritual recitation.

  1. Best Time
  • Early morning
  • During meditation
  • Before Jain पूजा or spiritual practice
  1. Offerings

Common offerings may include:

  • Incense
  • Lamp
  • Flowers
  • Clean water
  • Silent meditation
  1. Number of Recitations
  • Once daily for regular practice
  • Multiple recitations during special observances
  1. Things To Remember
  • Chant slowly and clearly
  • Focus on understanding the verses
  • Maintain peace and discipline
  • Avoid distractions during recitation

Best Time To Read Bhaktamar Stotra

Morning Recitation

Early morning is traditionally considered the most peaceful and spiritually beneficial time.

During Jain Festivals

Many devotees recite Bhaktamar Stotra during:

  • Paryushan
  • Mahavir Jayanti
  • Ayambil Oli
  • Other Jain spiritual observances

During Meditation

The stotra is commonly used during meditation and spiritual reflection practices.

During Difficult Times

Some devotees chant Bhaktamar Stotra during emotional stress or periods requiring inner strength and calmness.

Daily Spiritual Practice

Daily recitation can help create a disciplined and peaceful spiritual routine.

Rules & Precautions

Traditional Guidelines

  • Maintain cleanliness and discipline
  • Sit peacefully during chanting
  • Recite respectfully and attentively

Common Mistakes

  • Chanting too quickly
  • Ignoring pronunciation entirely
  • Treating recitation mechanically without focus

Practical Recommendations

  • Beginners may start with smaller sections
  • Listening to proper pronunciation recordings can help
  • Understanding meanings improves spiritual connection

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is Bhaktamar Stotra?

Bhaktamar Stotra is a revered Jain devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Adinath, the first Jain Tirthankara.

  1. Who wrote Bhaktamar Stotra?

Bhaktamar Stotra was composed by Jain Acharya Mantunga.

  1. Which language is Bhaktamar Stotra written in?

It is written in Sanskrit.

  1. Can beginners recite Bhaktamar Stotra?

Yes. Beginners can gradually learn and recite Bhaktamar Stotra with devotion and patience.

  1. What are the benefits of Bhaktamar Stotra?

Devotees believe it promotes peace, focus, positivity, devotion, and emotional balance.

  1. When should Bhaktamar Stotra be recited?

Early morning is traditionally preferred, though it can be recited anytime peacefully.

  1. Is Bhaktamar Stotra only for Jains?

While it is a Jain devotional text, many spiritual seekers also appreciate its philosophical and devotional value.

  1. How long does it take to recite Bhaktamar Stotra?

A complete recitation usually takes around 20 to 30 minutes.

  1. Can I listen to Bhaktamar Stotra instead of reading it?

Yes. Listening respectfully and attentively is also considered spiritually beneficial.

  1. Is understanding the meaning important while reciting?

Yes. Understanding the verses can deepen spiritual connection and improve the overall devotional experience.

Related Devotional Resources

Devotees who read Bhaktamar Stotra also commonly explore:

    • Navkar Mantra
    • Uvasaggaharam Stotra
    • Jain Aarti
    • Adinath Stavan
  • Mahavir Chalisa
  • Jain Sahasranama
  • Jain Puja Vidhi
  • Paryushan Festival Guide
  • Jain Meditation Practices
  • Jain Spiritual Prayers
  • Bhaktamar Stotra in English PDF

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